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W. J. DECKER. FOLDING CHAIR.

Patented Mar.27;1883. 1

( E0 W e G H G WITNESSES fNVBNTOR fi/J f ATTORNEYS.

' UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. DECKER, OF "new YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOHN J.LYDEGKER, or SAME PLACE.

FOLDING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,730, dated March27, 1883.

d Application filed December 22,1882. (No model.)

To all, whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. DECKER, ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Folding Chairs, of whichthe following is a full, clear,andexact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig.2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of a part of thesame. Fig. 4 is asectional plan view of a part of the same, takenthrough the line .90 :r, Fig. 3. i

The object of this invention is to facilitate the storage andtransportation of folding chairs,

A are two bars, which are connected at a little distance from theirlower ends by a crossbar, B. The ends of the cross-bar B are secured innotches in the forward edges of the side bars, A, so that the forwardside of the said cross-bar will be flush with the forward edges of thesaid side bars, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The upper ends of the bars Aare connected by a cross-bar, O, the ends of which Y bars E are formednotches E to receive the cross-bar B, so that the bars E can be foldedalong the inner sides of the bars A, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper endsofthe bars E enter recesses G in the forward corners of the seat-frameG, and are hinged to the said seatframe by screws H.

To the sides of the seat-frame G, at the rear corners of the saidseat-frame, are swiveled, by

screws or bolts I, the slides J, which aremade in U form and of such asize as to receive and slide freely upon the upper parts of the barsWith this construction the chair is folded' by'taking hold of the rearedge of the chairseat and drawing it upward, the slides J sliding up thebars A, and the bars E and seatframe Gr coming into position along theinner sides of the said bars A, as shown in Fig. 2. a recess, 0, beingformed in the lower edge of the cross-bar O to receive the hand thatdraws the seat up into place. The chair is opened for use by taking holdof the forward edge of the seat-frame and drawing the said seat-frameforward and downward into the position shown in Fig. 1'.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I I. In a folding chair, the combination,with the seat-frame and the chair side bars, of the slides J, attachedtothe rear corners of the' seat and sliding on the side bars of theback.

substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the chair can bereadily folded and unfolded, as set forth.

2. In a folding chair, the combination, with the side bars, A, slides J,and seat-frame G, of the stops K, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, whereby the downward movement of the slides will be limitedand the seat supported in position for use, as set forth.

' WILLIAM J. DECKER.

Witnesses:

JAMEs T. GRAHAM, G. SEDGWIGK.

